I Tried Sketching with an Antique Quill & Ink Well
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- čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
- I stepped back in time to see if I could try sketching with an antique quill and ink well, owned by my parents. The experience was quite unlike anything else I have ever drawn with!
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As someone who draws their lines out to that scratchy bold by default I think I'm going to have to give this a try. I always liked the classic style sketching you'd see looking at historic documents like some of Darwins sketches of various plants and animals. Should make for a fun project. I'll have to sketch one of my cats or something from the garden.
Does sound a fun project. Good luck!
Holy guaccamole, Donald! THAT is the sketching style I love the most out of all the styles I've seen so far. I've only seen one other person draw like that. And I LOVE those lines. It is something I long to be able to do, but my nature just does not give in.
As for the ink in the pot, there's only one thing you can do with it: use it up with that quill :D Wonderful sketch!
Fab! Glad you liked it. Funny how changing the instrument can dramatically change the way you can draw. Maybe you should try it yourself? I guess the trick will be finding some kind of pen that can make such varied marks. I’m not sure the quill is a practical long term solution, the squeaky sound of it on the paper is unbearable 😄
As for the pot, the ink has now congealed inside the well so is unusable. I think there was some loose rusty bits in the metal and it’s mixed with the ink. It’s going back to being an ornament again.
There are various ways you could use up the ink in your pot, Donald. The easiest and cheapest would be using a sharpened stick. I have done that with sticks I have found in the backyard. That can be quite fun as long as the stick is not too dry that it snaps under pressure. You could use a dip pen. It would be interesting to know how different that is compared to the quill. Glass tip pens are easy and cheap to buy on Amazon. They are fun to use too. The last time I was in London, 2019 I visited an art shop. Everything was so expensive that the only thing I could afford was a bamboo dip pen. That was fun to watch. I could hear the excitement in your voice.
A stick! I would never have thought of that. I was in fact reading about dip pens this evening, they do seem to be quite cheap, I will look into this more for sure. Thanks for the tips. And glad you enjoyed it, I did find this a fun one to do. Even my parents were surprised this worked, they’d had the quill for years but never tried using it.
Really cool to watch while you shared your enthusiasm. Not fun to hear that scratchy scratch through earphones 😮
Thanks Lesley. Sorry about the scratchy noise, I was just thinking that people would be interested to hear what it sounded like to draw with this strange instrument. I had to listen to that for the entire drawing! To think people used to write novels with these. I would have to wear earplugs. Apologies again 🙂
Wow, this looks so good and the lines have a really nice scratchy-ish look
Thanks Ali, yes the lines produced with this were so different and unpredictable. It would be pretty much impossible to achieve my usual kind of drawings with this, but I really liked the natural line variation you get without having to force it. Cheers!
Loved the quill experiment. Have you ever done a crayon experiment? You might find it enjoyable as well..... hint: find/use a big piece of newsprint paper.
Thanks Jim. A fun experiment, like stepping back to the old days. Yes I have indeed tried crayons, not in a video but it was something I played with briefly. It didn’t work for me but thanks for the suggestion, always like to hear new ideas 🙂 Cheers, Donald.
Have you tried a bamboo pen or a Japanese brush pen?
Hi Lesley, no I haven’t tried those. I hadn’t even heard of a bamboo pen until yesterday. Something I will look into. Thanks!